NFT fractionalization and financialization is another emerging trend right now. Let’s start with the first term. NFTs, by design, are single tokens that only one person owns at a time; however, emerging tooling make it so that NFTs can be broken into fungible tokens that represent fractional ownership of the Read more…
Mirror is a Web3 project revolutionizing the publishing space with “writing NFTs”. It’s perhaps best described as a blogging platform that allows creatives to mint their posts as cryptomedia (1 of 1 or limited edition) that can be sold in auctions or at a flat price. Additional functionality is built Read more…
Cryptomedia presents a new, and better way, for artists to monetize their works. NFTs make digital files “collectible”, thus acting as a value-capture mechanism for digital art. This has enabled some digital creatives to earn a living from their work for the first time. Many believe cryptomedia has the power Read more…
While on the topic of innovative new art forms, let’s talk about “programmable art”. This is cryptomedia that is dynamic in appearance and can change over time. Changes can occur either autonomously based on factors like time of day, weather, and market prices, or from deliberate changes made by the Read more…
The cryptomedia discussed so far is first produced by an artist, and then minted into an NFT. Thus, the media exists before the NFT is minted, and the NFT simply points to that media. Generative art is different in that the artist builds a computer script that generates art. The Read more…
If one-of-a-kind cryptomedia enables digital art, then collections enable digital community. PFP (“profile picture”) collections are the most popular, and are composed of similarly-themed cartoon avatars. All the avatars together represent an internet collective, yet each avatar is unique in appearance from all others in the collection. Source Users signal Read more…
Source Perhaps the most obvious use-case for cryptomedia is one-of-a-kind digital art. Some cryptomedia artists have made millions selling their cryptomedia creations with top mentions including Beeple, Pak, TYLERXHOBBS, XCOPY, and others. Remember, cryptomedia encompasses all types of media and can range from static images, gifs, videos, 3D models, and blog Read more…
Digital files are not scarce. We can duplicate digital files on our computer any number of times, or send them to thousands of friends, all with the click of a button, at no cost. There is great utility in this. Information transfer is instant and free, and the worldwide web Read more…
This NFT Design Course will help product designers and digital creatives harness the power of cryptomedia and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). This course teaches you the fundamentals of what cryptomedia is, important NFT product categories, and emerging NFT trends. It’s totally free to read or watch. Introduction to Cryptomedia & Digital Read more…
This article will give UX Designers an understanding of emerging concepts in DeFi 2.0, like protocol controlled value and liquidity as a service. OlympusDAO is a great example of both of these. This is part of an overall Web3 Design Bootcamp that teaches UX Designers about Web3 concepts and design Read more…